Smyth Boone - Artist

Biography

Smyth Boone is an eighteenth generation blacksmith - a family legacy that goes back to the time of the Vikings and includes noted explorer Daniel Boone.

Smyth has been forging for over twenty years, creating large architectural commissions, and has recently launched this successful international hand-forged product line, Boone's Hooks.

Unique designs and talented forgings have led to many notable publications of Smyth’s work that can be seen in books, magazines, and on the Internet. Smyth’s work has also been featured in international invitational art museum shows that highlight contemporary blacksmithing.

Smyth has presented public and trade lectures on the art and craft of contemporary and historical blacksmithing. Smyth shares his skills with blacksmith communities throughout the United States and Canada by teaching at blacksmith conferences, art and craft schools, and by publishing articles on design and technique.

Artist’s Statement

"The artist blacksmith has a unique variety of forging techniques that are specific to the craft of blacksmithing. Forged textures, joinery, forge welding, and the ability to transform metal are some examples. In my work, I highlight these many techniques through composition and execution of a project. The resulting effect expresses harmony of design and function with regard to the integrity of the medium."